Carrier Boyz Racing: Cory Mac places FRAM AirHog No. 6 at Reading

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CARRIER BOYZ RACING
ANDY CARRIER and MARK CARRIER -- OWNERS
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES

FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
CORY McCLENATHAN -- DRIVER
TODD SMITH - CREW CHIEF

21ST ANNUAL NHRA TOYO TIRES NATIONALS
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY - READING, PENN.
SEPTEMBER 15-18, 2005

Qualifying:
Session 1 Friday: 4.676 seconds at 297.81 mph (# 9)
Session 2 Friday: 4.568 seconds at 327.27 mph (# 5)
Session 1 Saturday: 4.553 seconds at 319.14 mph (# 5)
Session 2 Saturday: 4.580 seconds at 321.27 mph (# 6)


Cory Mac places FRAM AirHog No. 6 at Reading

MOHNTON, Penn. (September 17, 2005) - For the 212th time in 280 races, 
Cory McClenathan, placed the Carrier Boyz Racing FRAM AirHog Top Fuel 
dragster in the top half of the qualifying ladder.  McClenathan, from 
Lake Havasu City, Ariz., qualified No. 6 for this weekend's NHRA Toyo 
Tires Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, near Reading, Penn.

In the opening session on Friday, McClenathan, had a good pass started 
but dropped a cylinder early in the run, then lost a blower belt on the 
top end, to finish with a pass of 4.676 seconds.  In the evening 
session, crew chief Todd Smith tuned McClenathan to a 4.568 second run 
at over 327 mph, good for No. 5 after the first day of qualifying.

McClenathan returned on Saturday morning to reel off the quickest 
elapsed time of the first session, covering the Maple Grove quarter-mile 
in 7.553 seconds and followed that up with a 4.580 second in the final 
session.

"I think we've got a consistent race car.  I really do," said 
McClenathan.  "I think Todd (Smith, crew chief) and Bob (Bauer, clutch 
specialist) are doing a great job, as is the entire crew.  We'll have to 
see where the chips fall tomorrow.

"Number six qualifier is not exactly where we wanted to be but it's 
better than most of them out there and does give us lane choice going 
into the opening round."

Cory Mac will face No. 11 qualifier Scoot Smith in tomorrow's first 
round.  The pair has met 29 times with McClenathan claiming 19 round wins.

BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT UPDATE:  McClenathan entered qualifying for the Toyo 
Tires Nationals No. 8 in the eight-car field for the Shootout with 2660 
points, just 15 points behind David Grubnic and Scott Kalitta who are 
tied for six.  By qualifying sixth, McClenathan picked up 10 points on 
Grubnic, who qualified eighth, and 25 points on Kalitta, who qualified 
11th.  This unofficially moves Cory Mac around Kalitta by 10 points and 
into seventh.  He now trails Grubnic, who remains sixth, by five 
points.  "We still got a couple of races (Dallas and Chicago) left 
before qualifying plays out for the Budweiser Shootout, but we are 
pleased with what we accomplished during qualifying here at Maple 
Grove," said Cory Mac following today's final session of qualifying.

ELIMINATIONS: McClenathan begins his quest for the Top Fuel title on 
Sunday with eliminations for all classes getting underway at 11 a.m.  
Time is local Reading time -- Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at 
anytime. 

TELEVISION: ESPN2 will air three hours of same-day television coverage 
of eliminations beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 18).  The 
elimination show repeats on ESPN2 early Friday morning, Sept. 23, from 3 
until 5 a.m.  Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2, the weekly show that 
gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing 
Series.  NHRA2Day can be seen on Sunday morning, Sept. 18 at 11:30 
a.m.   Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at 
anytime.  Check local listings.

Headquartered in Danbury, Conn., FRAM®, the official filter of the 
NHRA®, is a unit of Honeywell Consumer Products Group, which 
manufactures and markets the FRAM AirHog^(TM) air filter and other 
quality FRAM automotive filters.  The Honeywell Consumer Products Group 
also includes Prestone® antifreeze/coolant and car care products, 
Autolite® spark plugs and ignition wire sets and Holts® car care 
products. For additional information visit the following websites: FRAM 
at www.fram.com and FRAM AirHog at www.framairhog.com or call 
1-800-862-7737.
   
For 2005, Carrier Boyz Racing and primary marketing partners FRAM and 
Honeywell welcome the support of our associate marketing partners: 
American Racing Wheels, Autolite Spark Plugs, Bendix, Fabtech, GMC, Mac 
Tools, Prestone, PurePower Lubricants and Torco Race Fuels/Skull Gear.